diff --git a/libi2pd/Streaming.cpp b/libi2pd/Streaming.cpp
index aad39db8..bc165478 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Streaming.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Streaming.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ namespace stream
 				else
 					rttUpdated = false;
 				if (rttUpdated)
-					m_RTO = m_RTT * 1.5; // TODO: implement it better
+					m_RTO = std::max (MIN_RTO, (int)(m_RTT * 1.5)); // TODO: implement it better
 				LogPrint (eLogDebug, "Streaming: Packet ", seqn, " acknowledged rtt=", rtt, " sentTime=", sentPacket->sendTime);
 				m_SentPackets.erase (it++);
 				m_LocalDestination.DeletePacket (sentPacket);
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ namespace stream
 				m_CurrentOutboundTunnel = routingPath->outboundTunnel;
 				m_CurrentRemoteLease = routingPath->remoteLease;
 				m_RTT = routingPath->rtt;
-				m_RTO = m_RTT*1.5; // TODO: implement it better
+				m_RTO = std::max (MIN_RTO, (int)(m_RTT * 1.5)); // TODO: implement it better
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/libi2pd/Streaming.h b/libi2pd/Streaming.h
index 9865ba95..35f642bc 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Streaming.h
+++ b/libi2pd/Streaming.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace stream
 	const int MAX_WINDOW_SIZE = 128;
 	const int WINDOW_SIZE_DROP_FRACTION = 10; // 1/10
 	const double RTT_EWMA_ALPHA = 0.125;
+	const int MIN_RTO = 20; // in milliseconds
 	const int INITIAL_RTT = 8000; // in milliseconds
 	const int INITIAL_RTO = 9000; // in milliseconds
 	const int MIN_SEND_ACK_TIMEOUT = 2; // in milliseconds